A simple and easy-to-use mobile application for pranking friends and acquaintances. It is based on bots imitating contacts that send funny push notifications.

Android, research, ux/ui design, content, illustrations, logotype, translating

Mesme.online

We were faced with the task of making a unique, and the most simple and easy-to-use application for pranking.

Onboarding

The welcome screens are not only simple, but also effective. They show the functions of the app that the user has to interact with.

We also let the user make the first choice, the starter bots, with which the user will immediately start working.

Interface

Design is represent a clean and user-friendly messenger. The contacts are bots, and the notifications themselves look like simple chat messages.

This makes it easy to understand the app and also makes the pranks look more realistic.

Push notifications

The main function of the application is content delivery through notifications. For this purpose, we chose local notification, instead of the push notifications used by messengers.

But the peculiarity of local notification is that unlike push notifications, they do not work after rebooting the device.

AlarmManager was used to solve this problem. This allowed to achieve the probability of notification delivery comparable to the probability of triggering the set alarm clock.

The app is easy to understand and start creating push notifications:

First, you need to select
bot from a ready-made library.

Next, in the chat with the bot click
on the button "Create a new push.

And choose settings such as the date and time
of the push. The subscription gives the user
the ability to create their own texts
for the notifications.

Fakescreen

This is another application's function that allows you to take a screenshot, where the interface is hidden, and you get a chat screen from a regular messenger.

Bots

For each bot, there are prepared phrases to match its character, which can be used by each user.

If the user wants to write his own text for notifications, this functionality is also available in the app, but only with a subscription.

Hi. Are u sleeping?
I miss u...

Where's the report
for the week?

Are you coming after work?

Son, did you remember
to put on your hat?

Also, each bot has its own unique avatar. Each illustration reflects the peculiarity and personality of its character.

Mistress

Astrologer

Cat

Former
Chief

Paramour

Dad

Neighbour

Collector

The service
station

Grandma

Ex-girlfriend

Kolya,
drinking buddy

Ex-boyfriend

Fitness
coach

In addition to avatars, each character has their own style of communication. Grandma will definitely make sure the user wears a hat, and the boss will ask to go out on the weekend for a "thanks".

We've written 50 pushes for each character that won't let the user get bored.